Besnik Tahiri: The Blocking of Parliament Has Plunged Kosovo into a Deep Crisis

Alliance MP Besnik Tahiri has accused the parliamentary majority of plunging Kosovo into a deep social, economic and political depression by failing to constitute Parliament and fulfill its constitutional duty.

According to Tahiri, the situation in the country is worsening and approaching a critical point that affects not only political functioning, but also security in society and the economy, including job creation and keeping the state functioning. He described this as an unprecedented political crisis in the history of Kosovo’s democracy.

Tahiri said this approach was not accidental, but deliberate, and aimed to lead Kosovo toward an identity crisis. He stated that this political constellation had been on the opposite side of history during the Rambouillet Agreement, NATO’s entry into Kosovo and the declaration of Kosovo’s independence.

The Alliance MP added that, in his view, there was an attempt to construct a false narrative contrary to the historic efforts of the Albanian nation in Kosovo to create a different identity. He stressed that such an attempt would not be allowed.

“We have no other place, no other state and no greater national achievement than Kosovo’s independence. This independence is the greatest achievement of the Albanian nation. Generation after generation has sacrificed for it, and we have an obligation to be here at our workplace and defend our greatest national achievement,” Tahiri said.